BRAIN TEEN 2016
The Magazine For Thinking Parents
Table of Contents
ESSAY
At Seventeen by Dorothy Rice
What were you like at seventeen?
ESSAY
Graduation by Aviva Siegel
“Mom, please don’t come to the graduation…”
ESSAY
The Road to India by Jennifer Sinor
Learning about life on the long, hot road to Rishikesh
FEATURE STORY
Sexual Bullying by Jessica Smock
Are our teens being shamed online?
ESSAY
The Girl Who Wanted to Fly by Marcelle Soviero
Raising the spirited teen. On the ground.
ESSAY
Mom I Miss the Dogs by Christine Ritenis
First year of college–Always text goodnight.
ESSAY
Life in Between by Elizabeth Richardson Rau
A mother’s struggle as her son dives into the dark world of drugs
FICTION
Letters From Your Mother by Amy S. Gottfried
A little help from the guy next door.
ESSAY
In Search of Real by Mary Mandeville
A mothers journey with her adopted teenage son
ESSAY
Saving Lucy by Marcy Darin
When mental illness ravishes a family.
ESSAY
Sunlight Out Of Water by Laura Pritchett
A mother’s rules – don’t hurt the body or the heart
ESSAY
Notes to a Daughter by Marsha McGregor
What would you say to your teen daughter?
MOTHERWISE
Inked by Ellyn Gelman
“Mom, I got that tattoo I really wanted…”
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